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contain the full name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail, country of residence, representative’s
name if a commercial or government body, and citizenship of the prospective
importer and exporter; a description of the goods including the numbers of firearms received
together with their serial numbers, or quantities and identification marks of parts
and components, or where applicable the quantities and lot numbers of ammunition
being shipped; an identification of the actual end-user and a declaration of the firearms
end use or purpose, including as appropriate, a sworn declaration that the goods are for
the sole use of the end-user, or will not be re-exported without the prior written consent
of the authority of the country of export.
9.7 Confirmation of Import/Export Transactions and Delivery Verification Documentation
Confirmation of shipment entry to or exit from designated ports, by appropriate verification
agencies, shall be provided to any of the countries named on the certificates,
attachments or authorizations pertaining to that shipment, upon request.
Countries further undertake, in furtherance of Article IX paragraph 4 of the Inter-American
Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition,
Explosives and other Related Materials, (hereafter CIFTA) at the request of
the authorizing agency of the exporting country, to issue delivery verification certificates
that would attest to the arrival and proof of entry of the exported goods. This would be
achieved by including on the export certificate a condition that the importer shall supply
a completed delivery verification form to the issuing agency in the country of import.
The latter would certify the arrival of the goods by way of the associated customs clearance
documents. The delivery verification certificate would contain at a minimum, the
name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail, country of residence, representative’s name if
commercial or government body and citizenship of both the importer and exporter; the
total quantity of firearms and ammunition and serial numbers of firearms or of parts
and components (where applicable) or lot numbers of ammunition received, and; date
of shipment. This process would help to prevent diversions of firearms by enabling the
exporting government to match its export information with the delivery verification to
ensure an accurate match.
9.8 Cancellation
Cancellation of certificates, attachments or authorizations before their expiry dates shall
require that the authorizing or verification agency of the canceling country inform all
other countries participating in the transactions pursuant to those certificates or authorizations,
so that they may cancel the corresponding authorizations for which they are
responsible. Cancellations shall reflect the quantities, by classification-description, of
firearms, parts and components or ammunition exported, in-transit shipped or imported
to the date of cancellation against the particular authorization.
Model Regulations for the Control of the International Movement of Firearms
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